Phyrexian Obliterator
This happened to me in play queue.
I attacked with a 7/7 Teething Wurmlet with trample and deathtouch into a Phyrexian Obliterator. The damage went through, but I only had to sacrifice one permanent when the Obliterator's ability resolved.
Is this intended because of deathtouch? Does the Obliterator only register the one damage needed to kill it? It is weird though, because my opponent only took the 2 leftover damage.
Thank you.
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[Deleted User] commented
The Obliterator causes a sacrifice of permanents equal to the damage it receives. With deathtouch, 1 damage is enough to kill it. With trample, the rest does not have to go to the Obliterator, but can be assigned to the player/planeswalker that the creature attacked (if all other blockers also have been assigned lethal damage, or there are no other blockers). With multiple blockers, the other creature(s) can be assigned the excess damage, even without trample.